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Proceedings Papers
Volume 5A: 40th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference
40th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference
Compliant Mechanisms and Micro/Nano Mechanisms (A. Midha Symposium)
Development, Design and Application of a Fatigue Test Bench for High Precision Flexure Hinges
David Schoenen, Sascha Lersch, Mathias Hüsing, Burkhard Corves, Fritz Klocke, Lars Hensgen, Andreas Klink
Topics:
Bending (Stress)
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Design
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Fatigue testing
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Hinges
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Compliant mechanisms
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Electrical discharge machining
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Manufacturing
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Stress
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Cycles
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Dimensions
Medical and Rehabilitation Robotics
Updating Virtual Fixtures From Exploration Data in Force-Controlled Model-Based Telemanipulation
Long Wang, Zihan Chen, Preetham Chalasani, Jason Pile, Peter Kazanzides, Russell H. Taylor, Nabil Simaan
Topics:
Ablation (Vaporization technology)
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Bearings
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Force control
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Geometry
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Robots
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Shapes
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Surgery
Design of Mechanism and Preliminary Field Validation of Low-Cost Transfemoral Rotator for Use in the Developing World
Matthew L. Cavuto, Matthew Chun, Nora Kelsall, Karl Baranov, Keriann Durgin, Michelle Zhou, V. N. Murthy Arelekatti, Amos G. Winter, V
Topics:
Design
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Developing nations
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Engineering prototypes
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Feedback
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Knee
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Rotation
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Testing
Mobile Robots, Motion Planning, Dynamics and Control
Soft Spherical Tensegrity Robot Design Using Rod-Centered Actuation and Control
Lee-Huang Chen, Kyunam Kim, Ellande Tang, Kevin Li, Richard House, Alice M. Agogino, Adrian Agogino, Vytas Sunspiral, Erik Jung
Topics:
Design
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Robots
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Tensegrity
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Cables
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Tensegrity structures
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Testing
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Collaboration
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Compression
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Degrees of freedom
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Engineering simulation
Novel Mechanisms, Robots and Applications
Development of Autonomous Robotic Cataract Surgery Device
Matthew Francom, Clinton Burns, Philip Repisky, Benjamin Medina, Alex Kinney, Erick Tello, Pinhas Ben-Tzvi
Topics:
Robotics
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Surgery
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Actuators
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Construction
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Design
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Errors
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Feedback
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Parallel mechanisms
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Rails
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Reactor protection systems
A Novel Reconfigurable Modular Gripper for In-Hand Object Manipulation and Release With Appropriate Posture
Nahian Rahman, Luca Carbonari, Mariapaola D’Imperio, Carlo Canali, Darwin G. Caldwell, Ferdinando Cannella
Topics:
Grippers
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Grasping
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Design
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Engineering prototypes
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Inspection
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Mechanical admittance
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Simulation
DNA-Structured Linear Actuators
Topics:
Actuators
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DNA
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Displacement
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Engineering prototypes
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Rails
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Cables
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Design
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Robotics
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Rotation
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Stress